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John Spedan Lewis (22 September 1885 – 21 February 1963) was an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership. Elder son of John Lewis, who owned the John Lewis department store, London, Spedan joined the business at 19 and in 1914 assumed control of Peter Jones in Sloane Square, London. On his father's death he ...
19. Aug. 2021 · The flair and hard work of Spedan Lewis turned John Lewis into middle England’s favourite department store chain. He was crazy about sport, opera and animals. The howling of the gibbons in...
- Jonathan Guthrie
Learn about the origins and evolution of the John Lewis Partnership, a business model based on employee ownership and co-decision making. Find out how John Spedan Lewis, the founder, set the principles and values that guide the Partnership today.
In 1924, there was a reconciliation between John Lewis and Spedan Lewis. Trade at Oxford Street had fared better, and John Lewis made a cash injection into the Sloane Square business. In 1925, Spedan Lewis devised the slogan 'never knowingly undersold' at Peter Jones.
22. März 2023 · The chair of John Lewis and Waitrose has vowed to protect its partnership status for decades to come despite prospective plans to sell a minority stake in the business.
10. Sept. 2018 · John Spedan Lewis (1906) “Really, we gave our whole lives to Mr Lewis. I think it was the pure magic of the man. He was an absolute genius, no doubt about that. We could have murdered our boss at times, but most people think like that at some time.
1. Juni 2018 · Learn about the founder and first chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, who cared for his employees and valued their feedback. Read a personal letter he wrote to a manager who was leaving the company in 1951.
